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What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...English are clearly not French! They are not German and they are not Turkish and a few of the more enthusiastic football supporters will go along with that! So I mean this is one way of getting European unity. Otherwise this diversity might be formally accepted but instinctively and in terms of personal or national identity is actually difficult to comes to grips with. I...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...English Dictionary [Online]. Available at http://www.oed.com/ (Accessed 26 June 2014). Reid, A. and Miedzinski, M. (2008) Eco-innovation: Final Report for Sectoral Innovation Watch, Brussels, Belgium, Technopolis Group [Online]. Available at http://www.casi2020.eu/app/web1/files/download/eco-innovation.pdf (Accessed 12 June 2014). Robertson, M. (2012) ‘Measurement and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...English equivalent for the Italian tempo indication Allegro ma non troppo is Fast but not too much. Fast is Allegro, and Fast with vigour, Allegro con brio. Activity 2 Select the answer for Activity 2 here Which degree of the scale is the D in the first bar? (Identify the key of the melody first.) dominant submediant subdominant a. dominant b. submediant c. subdominant...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...English as the Mechanism of the Heavens (1831) by the Scottish mathematician, Mary Somerville. This translation was highly acclaimed and established Somerville’s reputation as a mathematician at a time when very few women had the opportunity to study mathematics. [This is a portrait of the 19th century polymath Mary Somerville.] Figure 7 Mary Somerville (1780–1872)...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...English, refers to it as ‘a vicarious, spontaneous sharing of affect’, also suggesting that in empathy ‘we feel what we believe to be the emotions of others’ (Keen, 2006, p. 208). Psychologists tend to separate out empathy as having elements that are cognitive (i.e. to do with thinking) and elements that are emotional, and tend to view both aspects as being skills...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...English. The name derives from Conmaicne mara, meaning the seaside land of the descendants of Conmac. In Irish legend, Conmac was a son of Fergus Mòr, king of Ulster, and Maedhbh, queen of Connacht.) The largest chaos region on Europa is more than a thousand kilometres across, and the small end of the size spectrum is exemplified by the resurfaced area at D/E-5/6 in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Challenges in advanced management accounting
Money & Business

Challenges in advanced management accounting

...English by the phrase ‘throwing good money after bad money’. In fact most languages have some equivalent phrase, which probably shows how tempting and widespread this fallacy is! Note that those responsible for previous spending may have a personal incentive to push for further spending to achieve something from a project in order to avoid criticism of their previous...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...English for Speakers of Other Languages, basic English and Maths, and many specific courses aimed at union officials. In addition, their research department provides research briefings for members covering a range of topics and responds to government consultations on areas related to the interests of its membership. These various services will provide different benefits...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs